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C4 Group Limited, Botany Downs (Auckland)

Private Training Establishments · Security Industry · Botany Downs, Auckland

A Category 1 NZQA Private Training Establishment founded in 2011, it delivers training across the security and emergency management sectors in New Zealand. It operates as a private provider offering both public and corporate courses, with no standardised programmes — all training is tailored to learner or organisational needs.

Last checked 16 September 2026

At a glance

TypePrivate Training Establishments
LocationAuckland
RegionAuckland Region
Provider informationMinistry data only
Ministry ID7135

About C4 Group Limited

C4 Group Limited is a Category 1 NZQA Private Training Establishment delivering training in the Security and Emergency Management sectors. It was founded in 2011 by Chris Lawton and Kathy Wright, who both had backgrounds in policing and nursing.

The organisation does not offer standardised programmes; all training is described as tailored to specific client or learner needs, with bespoke courses developed on request.

C4 Group holds accreditation from IPSQA (International Public Safety Qualifications Authority) as an Accredited Testing Centre, which it states is a first for New Zealand. The organisation's stated motto is "Training for Resilience", reflecting its focus on developing capability in security and emergency management contexts.

Programmes and Qualifications

C4 Group Limited offers the following named programmes and qualifications:

  • Certificate of Approval Training — Unit Standards 27360, 27361 and 27364
  • Certificate in Professional Investigations (Foundation)
  • Stab Resistant Vest User
  • Maritime Security
  • Crowded Place Security
  • Conflict Management Training
  • Bomb Threat
  • Armed Robbery Survival
  • Active Armed Offender
  • Active Threat Management
  • The New Zealand Coordinated Incident Management System — CIMS 3 — Unit Standard 32158 — one day (classroom); also available online and by distance
  • The New Zealand Coordinated Incident Management System — CIMS 4 — Unit Standards 29553 and 29554 — two days
  • CIMS Refresher — certificate valid for two years on completion
  • CIMS For Volunteers
  • Crisis Leadership — 4 hours

Curated by the KuraData team from C4 Group Limited's own website, reviewed 16 September 2026.

Subject area: Security Industry

The Ministry of Education groups C4 Group Limited under Security Industry — the broad field of education and training it's classified under in the official tertiary directory.

Security Industry

Address

Where C4 Group Limited is based, taken directly from the Ministry of Education's own address record for this provider.

  • Street12 Laidlaw Way
  • SuburbBotany Downs
  • CityAuckland
  • Postcode2163
  • Territorial authorityAuckland - Otara-Papatoetoe
  • RegionAuckland Region

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Contact details combine official Ministry of Education records with information published on C4 Group Limited's own website, reviewed by the KuraData team on 16 September 2026.

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